Scarlett Johansson is "comfortable" with her sexuality

The 26-year-old actress – who recently ended a relationship with Oscar-winning actor Sean Penn, which began just months after she filed for divorce from her husband of two years Ryan Reynolds last December – is untroubled by her sex symbol status but still seeks to maintain a private life, despite her fame.

She said: "I feel comfortable as a young woman – a young, modern, liberal person. I feel comfortable with my sexuality.

"However, I am protective of my private life. I don't think that if you are in the public eye your life is public. I am an actor. But you can't take things too seriously."